Andy Leslie

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Andy Leslie
Personal information
Full name Andrew Roy Leslie
Date of birth November 10 1944 ( 1944-11-10) (age 63)
Place of birth Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School Hutt Valley Technical College
Occupation(s)  Amateur rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Number eight
All Black No. 731
Provincial/State sides Caps (points)
Wellington - (-)
National team(s)    
1974-1976 New Zealand 10 (4)
Coaching career
1990–1992
Wellington
Garryowen

Andrew Roy "Andy" Leslie MNZM (born November 10, 1944 in Lower Hutt) is a former All Black captain and number eight. On 26 April 2007 he was elected as the president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union.[1]

In 2001, Leslie was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.[2]

[edit] All Black Statistics

  • Tests: 10 (10 as Captain)
  • Games: 24 (23 as Captain)
  • Total Matches: 34 (33 as Captain)
  • Test Points: 4pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)
  • Game Points: 24pts (6t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)
  • Total Points: 28pts (7t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Leslie named NZRU President", tvnz.co.nz, 2007-04-26. 
  2. ^ The Queen's Birthday Honours 2001. Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (2001-06-04).

[edit] External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ian Kirkpatrick
All Blacks Captain
1974–1976
Succeeded by
Tane Norton